The societies of the Vaupés region are now among the most
documented indigenous cultures of the New World, in part because
they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during
initial colonial conflict. Here at last is the eagerly awaited
publication of a posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the
preeminent authority on Vaupés Amazonian societies. Cubeo
Hehénewa Religious Thought will be the definitive account of
the religious worldview of a significant Amazonian culture. Cubeo
religious thought incorporates ideas about the nature of the
cosmos, society, and human life; the individual's orientation to
the world; the use of hallucinogenic substances; and a New World
metaphysics. This volume was substantially completed before Irving
Goldman's death, but Peter Wilson has edited it for publication,
providing a thorough introduction to Goldman's work. Stephen
Hugh-Jones has contributed an afterword, setting the work in the
context of contemporary Vaupés ethnography.
eISBN: 978-0-231-50361-7
Subjects: Anthropology, Religion
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